Danish author and sociologist Rene Karpantschof, who witnessed the clashes, called the rioting “a reaction from some of the most pressured groups in Danish society.”

He also warned that the minister for integration and many Danish MPs were also “creating frustration” through anti-immigrant speech and policies that increase social inequality, including the privatisation of homes resulting in homelessness.

Mr Paludan is currently on conditional bail after recording himself using racial slurs outside the home of Black Lives Matter Denmark chairwoman Bwalya Sorensen last year.